Coalbrookdale by Night by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1801. Oil on canvas in gilt frame. Signed and dated bottom right. Exhibited as 'A View of Colebrook Dale by night' at the Royal Academy ...

Beckett, Derrick Great Buildings of the World: Bridges, Paul Hamlyn, New York (New York), 1969; pp. 52-64. Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton ...

In the space of 40 years, the small village of Coalbrookdale, in Shropshire, where Darby made his discovery, became a major mining site, employing about 500 people. After 1709, Coalbrookdale saw ...

Copy of the World's First Steam Railway Locomotive, built by the Coalbrookdale Co., 26 years before Stephenson's RocketThe Coalbrookdale Company built the world's first steam railway locomotive to ...

Ever wondered what it would be like to step back in time? Like running and want something more from your long run? Then why ...

Cloudy with spells of rain that will be wintry over the hills for a time tonight. The precipitation becomes patchy and light towards dawn as it turns to rain. Breezy but winds diminish later ...

Scaffolding is now in place around both the Coalbrookdale Museum of Iron and Long Warehouse - both managed by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust. Vital restoration work is taking place on both ...